Some $81.01 billion of non-mortgage ABS came to market in the first quarter, a hefty 85.8% gain from the previous period.

The two government-sponsored enterprises saw a steeper 20.4% drop in purchase-loan volume, while the government-insured market fell 16.9%...

The culprit: a downturn in purchase-mortgage activity...

When it comes to Ginnie EBOs, sales are done both servicing-retained and servicing-released.

In 2020, American Advisors Group was the top reverse mortgage originator in the U.S., with $4.09 billion...

Fun fact: Ginnie Mae regularly captures 95% or more of new FHA and VA loan production...

HUD's Fudge: "We continue to monitor mortgage performance trends within our portfolio, particularly related to those homeowners who are struggling financially because of the pandemic.”

PennyMac Financial was, hands-down, the top producer in the correspondent channel with $60.51 billion, a 24.2% increase from 2019.

“More than 11% of borrowers in forbearance have now exceeded the 12-month mark,” said Mike Fratantoni, MBA’s SVP and chief economist. “We anticipate that servicers will be busy over the next month"...

Fun fact: February has the fewest number of business days in the year and typically represents the low spot in seasonal housing activity.